OLDER people with mental health problems could benefit from a multi-agency centre being planned for Redcar.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is expected to approve the scheme, which would be based at Wheatacres Residential Home in the town, at its meeting on Tuesday.

The teams who deal with mental health problems in elderly people in the borough have been praised by independent auditors.

But their report highlighted the fact that the teams were without a permanent home, and that this could create problems.

The proposals for Wheatacres suggest the venue would be ideal, and central for people throughout the borough.